Tobacco-bag holder



Aug., 23, E927., 17,640,236

P.H.HART

TOBACCO BAG HOLDER Filed sept. 2o. 1926 HGURE l HGURE 5 lNVENTOR TTORNEYPatented Aug. 23, 1.2527.

'PETER H. HART, OF SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA..

TOBACCOBAG' HOLDER.

Application led September 20, 1926. Serial No. 136,585.

This inventionrelates particularly to that type of tobacco bag holdersadapted to hold a small bag of tobacco in such a manner as to render itscontents more readily available when desired for use in a cigarette.'

The ordinary small bag of cigarette to bacco is closed by means of adraw-string, and therefore whenever used the drawstring must be firstloosened and afterwards tightened, and usually the string mustv helooped or tied in order to prevent the bag :tromopening in the pocket.

It is the object of the present invention to vprovide a holder for thebag that will etiectually.; hold the same extendedat all times, evenwhen partially empty, and that maintains the mouth of the bag in an openposition at all times ready for use.

It is another object of the invention to provide a device of thecharacter indicated that not only extends the mouth of the bag butrovides normally closedopenings in a rigi top whereby the tobacco may bequickly and easily poured from the bag without the manipulation of.drawstrings or similar devices.

Finally, it is the object of the invention to provide a simple,efficient and economically constructed device for'holding'a tobacco bagand rendering its contents as easily accessible as the contents of theordinary tin tobacco can now so commonly used.

In the drawing- Figure 1 is a perspective view of the device, partbroken away.

Figure 2 is a` perspective view of the spreader forming a art of myinvention.

Figure 3 is a sect on on line 3--3 of Fig* ure 1.

Referring more particularly to the drawin I abId material such asartificial .leather and having the general proportionsandsize of thetobacco bag which it is intended to hold. This case has one end, which Ishall call the bottom end, closed by means of a fiap 2 which, whenclosed, is secured by means of snaps 3.v This lower end of the case'issplit upwards a distance as at. 4 to permit the easy insertion of a bagtherein.

Upon the upper end of this case 1 is mounted a metal top piece 5havingan opening 6 in each end thereof. A. closure 7 is slidably mountedover each opening 6 as shown, the opposing edges 'of these closhow at 1acase ma e ot any suit-v sures being provided with upturned parts 8. At 9is shown an S shaped spring member having its ends bearing against theop posing parts 8 as shown and held in. posi- 60 tion on the top 5 bymeans of a lug 10 provided With a slot 11 as shown and through which thespring passes. By means of this construction either closure may bequickly .moved back to uncover the opening beneath it, but the momentlthe ciosure is reieased the spring automatically moves it back again toa closed position.

At 12 I show a spreader strip having a finger as 13-13 extending fromone edge at each end. This spreader is of such a sizethat it will justfit within the upper end of a tobacco bag with thelfingers 13 down the vinside of the bag to its bottom end. A series of teeth as 14 are formedon the 'upper edge of the spreader to engage the upper edge 'of the bagand hold it in its proper position, the bag being indicated at 15.

In its practical application the vspreader element 12-13 is removed'from the case 1, the draw-string on the tobacco bag is loosened and theopening in the bag extended to permit the free ends of the fingers 13 tobe inserted therein. The spreader is now forced down into the ha untilthe fingers 13 reach the bottom an the top edge-`is drawn over the upperedge of the spreader and caught on the teeth 14.

The bag with the spreader therein is now inserted in the case 1 and thefiap 2 fastened in a closed position. When it is desired to extract sometobacco from the bag the required quantity may be readily poured out byinverting the device and pressing one of the closures 7 open with thethumb. When the desired tobacco has been obtained the closure isreleased and the spring moves it back into position.

It is to be understood, ot' course, that while I have herein shown anddescribed but one specific embodiment 4 of my invention, changes inconstruction and operation may belmade within the scope of the appendedclaims.

I claim 1. A device of the character described, comprising a spreadingdevice insertable in the open end of a tobacco bag and. provided withingers extending to the ybottoni of the bag and having its upper edge"formed to engage the'upper edge of the ba al case adaptedto receive'the spreader with a bag mounted thereon5 means for holding the bag andspreader in the case, the said case having an opening formed thereinadjacent the open. end of the bag, and at closure for said.

5 opening.

2. In a device of the character described, a spreader comprising asubstantially rigid band adapted to it Within the neck of the bag to beSpread and having a. plurality of bag engaging teeth projecting from oneedge thereoic and a finger projecting in the opposite direction to saidteeth from the other edge thereof and at each end of said'band.

PETER H. HART.

